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promote their tradition of struggle to become exemplary citizens that are emulated, respected, and loved by the general public, and continue contributing to national defence and reconstruction by their own efforts, refusing to depend entirely on the assistance of the state and people...
OTHER REPORTS ON INDOCHINA
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Cambodian army political delegation in Vietnam senior delegation of the General Political Department of the Cambodian people's army led by Gen Bou Thang, member of the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee, Vice- Chairman of the Council of Ministers and chief of the department, arrived in Hanoi on 2nd August. The same day, the Cambodian delegation held talks with Snr Lt-Gen Nguyen Quyet, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee, Vice- President of the State Council and chief of the VPA's General Political Department. (VNA in English 1620 gmt 2 Aug 89)
Bureau
member
Political
visits Kandal Province Sar Kheng, member of the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee and Chef de Cabinet of the Party Central Committee recently visited the families of fallen and disabled combatants and the people in Kompong Svay commune, Kien Svay district, Kandal Province. After thanking the mothers and sisters who have sacrificed their children and husbands to serve in the army for the cause of national defence, Sar Kheng gave a briefing on the situation of Cambodia's revolution which is surging ahead in all fields, especially the developments in Kompong Svay commune. (Phnom Penh home service 1300 gmt 30 Jul 89)
on
Meeting
building armed forces closes (Excerpts)The meeting to sum up the work to build the armed forces for the past 10 years held at the National Assembly building under the chairmanship of Comrade Chea Sim, member of the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of the National Assembly, of the KUFNCD National Council, and of the Party Central Committee's recruitment council, ended successfully on the morning of 28th July....
Speaking on that occasion, Comrade Chea Sim exhorted all participants that upon returning to their units and localities, they should pay attention to thoroughly enhancing the propoganda on the tasks to defend the motherland and the national society's achievements in a horough manner among the masses, particularly among the youths, so that they understand this well and actively join in building the armed forces. At the same time, it is imperative to enhance the control over the forces and their living conditions as well as to stimulate vigorously the ideological and political education and training for cadres and combatants, thus enabling them to broaden their sense of responsibility for the national defence task in contribution to the successful implementation of the resolutions of the second national conference of party cadres and that of the ninth session of the Party Central Committee. (Phnom Penh home service 0430 gmt 29 Jul 89)
Korean
KOREA
minister
reportedly
SWB
visits
South North (Excerpts) Today [3rd August], a source well informed on North-South relations said that on around 4th June, Pak Chol-on, first minister of state, secretly visited Pyongyang via Panmunjom together with DJP law-maker Kang Chae-sop and senior working-level officials in charge of North- South relations and that they stayed there for around five days. This source said that during their visit to Pyongyang, Mr Pak Chol-on and his entourage met Ho Tam, Chairman of North Korea's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, and other senior officials of the Pyongyang side and discussed North South summit talks and reunification proposals with them... This source also said that following his early June visit, Mr Pak Chol-on also very secretly visited Pyongyang via Panmunjom on around 26th June together with DJP law-maker Kang Chae-sop and senior working-level officials in charge of North-South relations, stayed in Pyongyang for several days, and returned home via a third country...
Minister Pak Chol-on and DJP law-maker Kang Chae-sop flatly denied their visit to the North, and a relevant government official said that considering the extraordinary nature of the North-South relations, he cannot confirm whether or not contacts between North and South Korean authorities actually took place. (MBC television network, Seoul, 1200 gmt 3 Aug 89)
Kim
Kim Il-sung receives MPRP Politburo member Il-sung on 2nd August met Demchigiyn Molomjamts, member of the Politburo and Secretary of the MPRP Central Committee, and his companion. They had a cordial and friendly talk. The guests presented a gift to him. (KCNA in English 1024 gmt 2 Aug 89)
'Renmin Ribao': "Panmunjom should be free for passage" The 28th July Peking 'Renmin Ribao' (in Chinese) published an article on Yim Su-kyong's visit to North Korca. It concluded: “Panmunjom should be free for passage. The North and the South of artificially divided Korea must be reunified! Separated families must be reunited! This is the common wish of the entire Korean people. Yim Su-kyong's words and deeds have precisely reflected the most powerful voice of the Korean nation. Reunification is the common desire of the people. No force on earth can check it."
OTHER REPORTS
Macao-ends (Excerpt)
Sino Puppene moreting on Macao ends) The Sino-Portuguese Joint Liaison Group ended its fifth meeting here Tuesday [Lisbon, 2nd August] after discussing Macao's transition from Portuguese to Chinese sovereignty. A communique from the group today said that evident progress has been made on Macao's
Vernational
Maritime Organisation and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. The two-day meeting, led by ambassadors Kang Jimin and Carlos Alberto Simoes Coelho, was conducted in a frank and co-operative atmosphere, the group said, adding that the sixth meeting will be held 5th-8th December...
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